Joe Conason - Salon.com (August 1, 2008)

Wanting the White House in the worst way

The pundits who adore John McCain wonder why he has adopted campaign tactics he once despised, but his compromise with the smear merchants began a long time ago

By Joe Conason

Full article here:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/08/01/rove_mccain/

Also here is another good article I missed last week by the same writer:

McCain's embarrassing assertions on the Iraq surge

Even military leaders involved in last year's troop escalation agree that the prospect of U.S. withdrawal is the main reason violence has ebbed.

Full article here:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/07/25/mccain_and_iraq/index.html